Hitachi C 10FSHC Safety And Instruction Manual page 23

12. 33.9° Left and right bevel adjustment
(1) Set the mitre angle to 0°. Fully extend both sub fences (A, B).
(2) Loosen the bevel lock handle, and tilt gear case to the 33.9° right bevel positive stop
by pushing on the set pin (A) towards the rear of the machine.
(3) Using a combination square, check to see if the blade is 33.9° to the table.
(4) To adjust, turn the hex screw in or out with a 3 mm spanner until the blade is 33.9° to
the table.
(5) Repeat the above steps and turn the hex screw for the 33.9° left bevel adjustment.
13. Miter angle adjustment
The slide compound miter saw scale can be easily read, showing miter angles from 0° to
48° to the left and right. The miter saw table has nine of the most common angle setttings
with positive stops at 0°, 15°, 22.5°, 31.6°, and 45°. These positive stops position the blade
at the desired angle quickly and accurately. Follow the process below for quickest and most
accurate adjustments.
Screw Indicator
Miter pointer
(For miter scale)
Fig. 18
14. Adjusting cutting depth
The maximum depth travel of the cutting head was set at the factory.
Stop knob
Stop block
Anchor plate
Fig. 19-a
postive stop
lock button
Miter lock handle
Stop rod
(1) Setting the maximum width travel of the cutting head,
follow the below steps: (Fig. 19-a)
Turn the stop knob counterclockwise until the stop knob
is not protruding out of the stop block while moving the
cutting head upward.
Rotate the anchor plate clockwise to touch the stop rod.
Recheck the blade depth by moving the cutting head
front to back through the full motion of a typical cut
along the control arm.
Adjusting miter angles:
(1) Lift up on the miter lock handle to unlock
the table.
(2) Move the table while pressing down
on the positive stop lock button to
align the pointer to the desired degree
measurement.
(3) Lock the table into position by pressing
down on the miter lock handle.
Indicator (For miter scale) adjustment:
(1) Move the table to the 0° positive stop.
(2) Loosen the screw that holds the
Indicator (For miter scale) with a Phillips
screwdriver.
(3) Adjust the pointor to the 0° mark and
retighten the screw.
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